Wind Breaker Episode 18 Will Show Sakura Meeting Tasuku Tsubakino

Wind Breaker Episode 18 (Season 2 Episode 5) will be released on May 2nd, 2025, at 12:30 AM JST in Japan on Crunchyroll. The upcoming episode will properly introduce Tasuku Tsubakino, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Bofurin.

Recap

After the fight with KEEL, Sakura has not been doing well. During the fight, he froze up and could not protect his teammates. That failure has been bothering him ever since. Ren Kaji showed up and took down the KEEL leader, but for Sakura, the guilt of not being able to lead properly hit him hard emotionally. He got sick and isolated himself at home.

The last episode, titled ‘Senpai’s Teachings’, focused on Sakura’s life outside of school. We got to see where he lives and why he behaves the way he does. Turns out, his house looks like a haunted place, and he has been living all alone, eating convenience store food since coming to Makochi Town he does not even have a stove.

When Nirai and Suo showed up to check on him with food and other stuff, it was a surprise for him. He is not used to people showing up for him or caring about him, so their visit made him flustered. After that, Kotoha Tachibana also visited and told him that he is not alone anymore. This hit Sakura hard, and something inside him started to change.

The next day, Sakura went back to school and met with Ren Kaji, who took him to the school rooftop. Ren told him, No matter how strong you get, you can’t do everything alone. You need to trust others, too. While this conversation was happening, Umemiya and Toma Hiragi were secretly listening nearby.

Ren got embarrassed after noticing them and punched Umemiya before running away. Then, Toma recalled how he once brought Ren to this same rooftop for the same reason, giving him similar advice back then. The previews of the upcoming episode have been released as well:

Wind Breaker Episode 18 Release Date

Wind Breaker Episode 18 titled “Location” will officially be released on 2nd May, 2025, at 12:30 AM JST in Japan. While in regions like the USA and the UK, the episode will be available on Crunchyroll at 8:30 AM PT on 1st May. I have attached the complete release schedule below:

Staff

• Scenario: Koji Seko
• Scenario Cooperation: Shiori Tanaka
• Storyboard: Junyasu Furukawa
• Direction: Mukaiyama Tsurumi
• Chief Animation Director: Hiroshi Kawakami
• Animation Directors:
  • Hirotake Kishi
  • Aoi Hamadaira
  • Yoonmi Choi
  • Maho Toyoshima
  • Takuya Nemoto
  • Lu Laforte
  • Ayumi Yamane
  • Falco Suzuki
• Production Cooperation: Studio MAF

What To Expect From Wind Breaker Episode 18

Wind Breaker Episode 18 will show how much Sakura has grown. After the talk with Ren Kaji, he now gets that being strong is not just about fighting alone, he has to start depending on others too and learn to trust people around him. This next episode will show him growing more into his role as the class rep of the first years.

According to the episode preview, Sakura will finally come face to face with Tasuku Tsubakino, one of the four Heavenly Kings of Bofurin. Tasuku’s already been shown before, but this will be their first proper debut. Also, the official episode synopsis has been revealed:

After his fight with KEEL, Sakura realized that there was not much he could do on his own. He went to Kaji to ask for his advice, who bluntly told him, “Just believe in those guys” while Umemiya also urged him on, though not as bluntly.

After recovering from his cold and making up his mind, Sakura turned to Class 1-1, including Nirei and Souo, and began to speak of his own honest feelings and thoughts as class leader.

Source: Wind Breaker Official